LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Award-winning Ghanaian dancehall star, Shatta Wale, remains in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after his detention on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, over investigations into the tax obligations of his yellow Lamborghini Urus. According to a statement from his management, the artiste voluntarily appeared before EOCO officials with…
In a surprise turn of event, parents of children allegedly brutalized by pastor during deliverance programme in a compound in Eneka community in the Ohio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state were reported to have protested against police arrest of the cleric. Recall that men of the Rivers State Police Command arrested the pastor…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Ilaje Road in the Bariga area of Lagos have staged a protest against the recent decision of the Bariga Local Council Development Area, LCDA, to rename the road after music legend, King Sunny Ade. The protest, which took place on Wednesday, drew community members who described the renaming as…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tensions have escalated in Côte d’Ivoire as protests erupted across parts of the country following President Alassane Ouattara’s announcement that he will seek a fourth term in the upcoming October 25 election. The move has drawn fierce criticism from opposition leaders and civil society groups, who describe it as a direct…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and other activists are currently leading retired police officers in protest in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that the protest aimed to demand improved welfare for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers had…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The installation of a Nigerian traditional leader, Eze Chukwudi Ihenetu, as ‘Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana’ (King of the Igbo People in Ghana) has triggered widespread protests and public outcry across parts of Ghana. The development, which has drawn criticism from youth groups and cultural advocates, is being opposed by protesters who…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Peter Obi of the Labour Party has taken a jab at prominent Nigerians and others who ganged up in protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan when he pushed for fuel subsidy removal in 2012, but are now silent as President Bola Tinubu implements the same policy. At the memorial of the late…
LAGOS APTIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vigilante groups in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, have protested against the state government’s directive to collect weapons from non-state security outfits across the state. The protest, which took place over the weekend, saw dozens of vigilante members and concerned residents take to the streets, voicing their disapproval…